As of July 1, 2014, Public Act 14-200 entitled "An Act Prohibiting the Storage and Disposal of Fracking Waste in Connecticut" prohibits the receipt, collection, storage, treatment, transfer or disposal of waste from hydraulic fracturing until such time as the Department adopts regulations.

In accordance with Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, §403.8(f)(2)(viii), the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is providing notice of those significant industrial users (SIUs) that were in significant non-compliance (SNC) with pretreatment standards and other pretreatment requirements during the preceding federal fiscal year.

The General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater Associated with Commercial Activity (Commercial Stormwater General Permit) is a permit administered solely by the CT DEEP. Facilities subject to the Commercial Stormwater General Permit must have at least five acres of impervious surfaces and have a Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code from 50-59 or 70-79.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) delegated to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) the authority to issue permits for the discharge of stormwater and dewatering wastewaters to surface waters from construction activities that will disturb one acre or more of land area.

The General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activity regulates industrial facilities with point source stormwater discharges that are engaged in specific activities according to their Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.

The General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater form Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems requires municipalites subject to this permit to undertake practices that reduce the contamination of stormwater that discharges from its stormwater system to water bodies.

The General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activities (Industrial Stormwater general permit) was reissued with modifications with an effective date of October 1, 2011. In this video tutorial, DEEP employee Chris Stone provides an overview of the Industrial Stormwater general permit focusing on how the reissued permit differs from the previous permit.

The Guidance Document for Design of Large-Scale On-Site Wastewater Renovation Systems (OWRS) is intended to provide information and methodologies for the design, construction, operation and maintenance for those wastewater renovation systems which are under the Department’s regulatory authority. This would include OWRS at:
1. Sites where the design flow is greater than 5,000 gallons per day, which may include multiple smaller systems
2. Sites utilizing alternative treatment systems
3. Sites utilizing community sewerage systems